2011年1月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

464 die in Brazil slides, survivors relate horrors (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:51 PM PST

A landslide victim lies next to debris in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 13, 2011. At least 350 people have died after landslides hit early Wednesday, and 50 or more were still missing, according to officials. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - The power was out, but lightning flashes illuminated the horror as villagers watched neighbors' homes vanish under a wall of mud and water, turning neighborhoods into graveyards. Survivors dug at the earth barehanded Thursday, but all they found were bodies.

Brazil's 'worst natural disaster' kills nearly 500 (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:33 PM PST

A man carries belonging from the only house not swept away by water after heavy rains in the village of Vieira, 40 km from Teresopolis. Brazil staggered Friday under the worst natural disaster it has ever seen, as it counted nearly 500 dead from mudslides this week near Rio de Janeiro(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Brazil staggered Friday under the worst natural disaster it has ever seen, as it counted nearly 500 dead from mudslides this week near Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's Murderous Floods: A Disaster Foretold (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST

Time.com - Every year's rainy season brings new death and destruction, yet the authorities fail to take basic steps the could alleviate the risk posed by flooding

Brazil flood death toll rises to 482, more feared (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

A rescue worker walks among debris after landslides at Caleme neighborhood in Teresopolis, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into Brazilian mountain towns, killing at least 287 people and leaving dozens more missing — lives rescuers hoped to save as they resumed searches Thursday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)Reuters - Rescue workers dug for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 482 people in one of Brazil's deadliest natural disasters in decades.

Brazil floods kill at least 350 in wake of steep cut to disaster budget (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:20 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - At least 350 people have died and thousands more are injured or homeless after torrential rains hit parts of Brazil this week.

'At least 335 killed' in Brazil floods, mudslides (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:55 AM PST

A wrecked street is seen after heavy rains caused mudslides in Teresopolis, some 100 kms from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Rescuers are searching through layers of mud for survivors and bodies after freakishly heavy rains caused landslides to slice through three towns near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 378 people.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Devastating mudslides and floods have killed at least 335 people in the mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, GloboNews television reported on Thursday, citing local authorities.

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